The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles
Week ending JANUARY 23, 1954
TW	TITLE | Artist–Label		LW	2WK	3WK	WKS
1	OH! MY PA-PA (Oh, Mein Papa)     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5552     Eddie Calvert–Essex 336		1	1	1	9
2	STRANGER IN PARADISE     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40121     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Tony Martin–RCA Victor 47-5535		2	2	2	10   7   1
3	THAT’S AMORE     Dean Martin–Capitol 2589		3	5	3	12
4	CHANGING PARTNERS     Patti Page–Mercury 70260     [ Kay Starr–Capitol 2657 ]		4	4	5	10
5	RICOCHET (Rick-O-Shay)     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61043		6	6	6	17
6	THE GANG THAT SANG “HEART OF MY HEART”     Four Aces–Decca 28927     Don Cornell, Alan Dale & Johnny Desmond–Coral 61076		7	7	9	11
7	RAGS TO RICHES     Tony Bennett–Columbia 40048		5	3	4	18
8	WOMAN     Johnny Desmond–Coral 61069		8	15	14	7
9	EBB TIDE     Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra–London 1358		9	9	7	24
10	SECRET LOVE     Doris Day–Columbia 40108		14	12	24	9
11	THE CREEP     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		20	13	31	4
12	THE STRINGS OF MY HEART     Gaylords–Mercury 70258		21	44	40	5
13	GRANADA     Frankie Laine–Columbia 40136     Monty Kelly & Orchestra–Essex 341		11	17	19	5
14	YOU ALONE (Solo Tu)     Perry Como–RCA Victor 47-5447		15	8	12	16
15	THE JONES BOY     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		16	11	22	7
16	ISTANBUL (Not Constantinople)     Four Lads–Columbia 40082		10	22	15	16
17	MARIE     Four Tunes–Jubilee 5128		33	32	34	9
18	TO BE ALONE     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		17	20	20	15
19	EH, CUMPARI     Julius LaRosa–Cadence 1232		12	10	10	21
20	TILL THEN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15132		22	—	—	2
21	VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)     Les Paul & Mary Ford–Capitol 2486		18	18	23	32
22	WHAT IT WAS, WAS FOOTBALL (pts. 1 & 2)     Deacon Andy Griffith–Capitol 2693		30	—	—	2
23	I SEE THE MOON     Mariners–Columbia 40047		19	25	17	21
24	OFF SHORE     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70252     Leo Diamond–Ambassador 1005		23	30	33	8 12
25	BOOGIE WOOGIE MAXIXE     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5530		26	36	36	5
26	JUST ONE MORE CHANCE     Three Suns–RCA Victor 47-5553		—	—	—	1
27	SHE WAS FIVE AND HE WAS TEN     Mills Brothers–Decca 28945		46	48	45	6
28	TILL WE TWO ARE ONE     Georgie Shaw–Decca 28937		40	—	—	2
29	DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE     Bing & Gary Crosby–Decca 28955		44	34	29	8
30	A DEAR JOHN AND MARSHA LETTER     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2677		—	38	32	3
31	MANY TIMES     Eddie Fisher–RCA Victor 47-5453		32	24	13	18
32	SADIE THOMPSON’S SONG (Blue Pacific Blues)     Richard Hayman & Orchestra–Mercury 70237		36	—	—	2
33	CABBAGES AND KINGS     Charlie Applewhite–Decca 29001		—	—	—	1
34	ANSWER ME, MY LOVE     Nat “King” Cole–Capitol 2687		—	—	—	1
35	THINK     Dinah Shore–RCA Victor 47-5515		—	—	—	1
36	C’EST SI BON (It’s So Good)     Stan Freberg–Capitol 2677		27	26	16	5
37	YOU YOU YOU     Ames Brothers–RCA Victor 47-5325		13	14	18	30
38	LOVE WALKED IN     Hilltoppers–Dot 15105		29	16	26	14
39	OUR HEARTBREAKING WALTZ     Teresa Brewer–Coral 61066		39	—	—	2
40	ALONE     Jimmy Sacca–Dot 15130		28	—	—	2
41	I’LL NEVER STAND IN YOUR WAY     Joni James–M-G-M 11606		—	—	—	9
42	DON’T FORGET TO WRITE     June Valli–RCA Victor 47-5488		—	47	37	8
43	CARIBBEAN     Mitchell Torok–Abbott 140		—	37	30	6
44	IN THE MISSION OF ST. AUGUSTINE     Sammy Kaye & “Swing And Sway” Orchestra–Columbia 40061		42	35	28	17
45	TENNESSEE WIG WALK     Russ Morgan & Orchestra–Decca 28846     Bonnie Lou–King 1272		24	—	—	8   6
46	BAUBLES, BANGLES, AND BEADS     Peggy Lee–Decca 28890     Lu Ann Simms–Columbia 40127		34	—	—	2
47	ROBE OF CALVARY     Jill Corey–Columbia 40123		31	28	41	7
48	ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SWEETHEART?     Kitty Kallen–Coral 61073		38	—	—	2
49	A BABY CRIED     Lou Monte–RCA Victor 47-5496		50	39	—	6
50	BIMBO     Eddy Howard–Mercury 70272     Jim Reeves–Abbott 148		25	27	43	5   4

NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the hit version(s). Just those designated artists are listed above. Additional artists listed below a title in brackets also had hit versions on the concurrent Billboard Best Sellers chart.

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